Peel-blade tip.



No. 772,755. PATENTED 007. 18, 1904. A. H. SWAN, E. G. SKILLINGS & P. J.FINNEGANi PEE BLADE TIP. A-PPLIOATION FILED MAR. 2411904.

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UNITED STATES Patented October 18, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR H. SWAN, EDMUND e. SKILLINGS, AND FRANCIS JAMES FINNEGAN, OF WESTEVERETT, MASSAoHUSETTS.

PEEL-BLADE TIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 772,755, dated. October18, 1904.

Application filed March 24, 1904:.

To aZZ whcm it may concern:

Be it known that we, ARTHUR H. SWAN, EDMUND G. SKILLINGS, and FRANCISJAMES FINNEGAN, citizens of the United States, re-

siding at West Everett, in the State of Mas-- proved peel also has anadvantageous handleattaching construction.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a peel with a bladehaving-a sharp forward end to facilitate handling bread, pies, cakes, orthe like baked in tins or pans or otherwise disposed in an oven, thesharp end of the blade being provided with a metallic edge or guard,which will materially assist in disposing the blade under the bread,piefor cake pans and the removal of the latter from an-oven withoutoverturning the tinsor pans, said metallic edge or guard also preventingwear on. the reduced edge of the blade. It will be understood that thepeel may be used for other purposes or in handling other articles to bebaked, and modifications therein as to proportions and dimensions may beadopted at will to adapt it for various uses. 7

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of a peel embodying thefeatures of the invention and showing the handle partially broken away.Fig. 2 is an edge elevation of a portion of the peel-blade partiallybroken away. Fig. 3 is a plan View of the blank forming the metal tip orguard for the blade. Fig. 4 is an edge elevation of a portion of thepeel-blade, partially broken away and showing a slight modification.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate correspondingparts in the several views.

The numeral 1 designates a peel blade which is constructed of wood andhas a reduced shank 2 for the attachment of a handle.

semi No. 199,882. (No model.)

The shank 2 has a longitudinal slot 3 extending centrally therethroughand into a portion of the blade, said slot having its said wallsconverging toward the front terminal wall thereof. A handle 4 isattached to the shank'2 and has a reduced extremity 5 shaped to snuglyfit .in the slot 3, the opposite side edges of the extremity 5 graduallyconverging toward the front end of said extremity in anglescorresponding to the sides of the slot 3,- and the upper and lower facesof the extremity 5 are flat and are flush with the upper and lowersurfaces of the shank of the blade when the handle is applied to thelatter. In fitting the extremity 5 into the slot 3 it is pushedvertically into the latter, and in view of the form of the slot and saidextremity withdrawal of the handle from the shank 2 of the blade will beresisted. As an eflicient auxiliary in securingthe handle to the shank 2pins 6 are inserted transversely through the shank and extremity 5, asclearly shown by Fig. l.

Over the forward reduced end 7 of the blade 1 a metallic Sheathing orguard 8 is ap- Fig. 3 is bent at the center, as indicated by the dottedline, and the opposite portions of the sheathing or guard when appliedare slightly countersunk in the opposite sides of the blade to avoid theformation of projections or shoulders at the reduced end of the blade.

In the modification shown by Fig. ithe inner terminals of the Sheath orguard 8 in rear of the rivets or other fastenings 9 are turned inwardly,as at 10, and driven into the blade.

I The advantage of this modified construction is a greater resistance toloosening of the sheath or guard.

The improved device Will be found exceptionally useful for the purposefor which it has been devised and from a structural standpoint has manyadvantages other than those enumerated. It is also economical in use inView of its durability.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed as new is A bakerspeel comprising a blade having a detachable handle secured thereto, theblade being provided with areduced forward end having rounded corners, aguard consisting of a rectangular piece of metal having central curvedrecesses formed diametrically on opposite side edges thereof, said guardbeing bent over at the recessed portions to conform to the configurationof the reduced end of the blade, and said recesses conforming to theconfiguration of the rounded corners of said blade, and means forsecuring said guard to said reduced end of the blade, substantially asspecified.

In testimony whereof We aflix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

ARTHUR H. S\VAN. EDMUND G. SKILLINGS. FRANCIS JAMES FINNEGAN. Witnesses:

FREDRIK PmnRsoN, ELLIE S. SWAN.

